Senior Machine Learning Engineer

Location: Remote - US Employment Type: Full-time (implied by "Full time employees receive...") Remote Work Allowance: Yes, this is a remote position open to candidates residing in the United States.

Samsara's Mission

Improve the safety, efficiency, and sustainability of the operations that power the global economy. Read Samsara's Culture Playbook

Who we are

Samsara (NYSE: IOT) is the pioneer of the Connected Operations™ Cloud, a platform enabling organizations that depend on physical operations to harness Internet of Things (IoT) data to develop actionable insights and improve their operations. Samsara helps improve safety, efficiency, and sustainability in industries representing more than 40% of global GDP, including agriculture, construction, field services, transportation, and manufacturing. Working at Samsara means helping define the future of physical operations and shaping product solutions such as Video-Based Safety, Vehicle Telematics, Apps and Driver Workflows, and Equipment Monitoring. As part of a recently public company, employees have autonomy and support to make long-term impact.

About the role:

Samsara is the industry leader in AI for physical operations. They are hiring a founding Machine Learning Engineer to join a growing Product ML organization. This role involves hands-on ML systems work with product impact1 designing and shipping customer-facing ML features like anomaly detection, crash-risk scoring, predictive maintenance using multimodal vehicle and telematics data. Responsibilities include owning architectural decisions (online serving, streaming/batch pipelines, features & infrastructure tradeoffs) and partnering closely with applied scientists to turn models into actionable products. Compensation bands are flexible for strong candidates. This role offers an opportunity to shape the MLE function and grow a team. This is a remote position open to candidates residing in the United States.

You should apply if:

• You want to impact industries that run our world by building software/firmware/hardware that results in real-world impact1 keeping lights on, food in stores, ensuring worker safety.
• You want to build for scale: over 2.3 million IoT devices deployed globally.
• You are a life-long learner with a growth mindset.
• You believe customers are more than numbers; you will engage with customers directly.
• You are a team player motivated by mission-driven collaboration.

In this role, you will:

• Founding impact & scope: Be the first dedicated MLE in product-ML org; influence architecture; launch production ML products; define MLE partnership with applied scientists across ~30 people data organization.
• High-value real-world domain: Work on customer-facing systems such as crash risk, anomaly detection, predictive maintenance using GPS/IMU/telemetry data, fleet video, maintenance logs1 models that reduce risk and save lives/costs.
• Systems + product blend: Handle ML infrastructure (feature design, online serving, batch & streaming pipelines) plus product ownershipend-to-end decisions/tradeoffs.
• Room to grow & experiment: Encouraged prototyping including GenAI/CV layers; role can be shaped for modeling ownership or team expansion for senior candidates.

Minimum requirements for the role:

• 5+ years experience as Machine Learning Engineer, Applied Scientist or similar.
• BS or MS in Computer Science or another quantitative field.
• Strong proficiency in one or more common languages (e.g., Python, Java, C++, Golang).
• Proficiency with common ML tools/frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow, Spark).
• Working understanding of algorithms you will implement.
• Proven experience with end-to-end ML application development.

An ideal candidate also has:

• Experience leading small cross-functional teams delivering new ML experiences.
• Experience building zero-to-one ML applications.

Samsaras Compensation Philosophy:

Compensation includes base salary + bonus/variable + restricted stock unit awards (RSUs). New hire RSU awards may be granted at hire time; annual RSU refresh grants possible. Top performers may receive above-market equity refresh awards. Salary range for this position: $135,481 1 $227,700 USD annually (base salary). Actual pay varies by city of residence, knowledge, skills and experience.

Benefits

Full-time employees receive competitive total compensation packages including employee-led remote/flexible working options and health benefits.

Accommodations

Samsara is committed to equal opportunity employment for qualified persons with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations can be requested via email accessibleinterviewing@samsara.com.

Flexible Working

Samsara supports flexible working models including remote work where operationally feasible. Some roles require proximity to offices or specific geographic areas; such requirements will be clearly stated in job descriptions. All employment offers require legal right to work at company location if applicable.

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